Drug Abuse Sourcebook, 6th Ed.

Description

Provides information about abuse of illegal drugs and misuse of prescription and over-the-counter medications. Describes specific drugs, their health impacts, addiction potential, and harms to individuals, families and communities. Drug treatment and recovery options and information on drug testing and drug-use prevention.

Sujets

• Substance Abuse
• Sourcebook
• Self-help
• Health
• Recovery
• Addictions
• Addiction

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• Publié par: Infobase Publishing
• Date de parution: 01 mars 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780780816848
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Drug Abuse
SOURCEBOOK
Sixth Edition
Health Reference Series
Drug Abuse
SOURCEBOOK
Sixth Edition
Basic Consumer Health Information about the Abuse of Cocaine, Club Drugs, Marijuana, Inhalants, Heroin, Hallucinogens, and Other Illicit Substances and the Misuse of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications
Along with Facts and Statistics about Drug Use and Addiction, Treatment and Recovery, Drug Testing, Drug-Abuse Prevention and Intervention, Glossaries of Related Terms, and Directories of Resources for Additional Help and Information

615 Griswold, Ste. 901, Detroit, MI 48226
Bibliographic Note
Because this page cannot legibly accommodate all the copyright notices, the Bibliographic Note portion of the Preface constitutes an extension of the copyright notice.
 
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OMNIGRAPHICS
Angela L. Williams, Managing Editor
 
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Copyright © 2019 Omnigraphics
 
ISBN 978-0-7808-1683-1
E-ISBN 978-0-7808-1684-8
 
 

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Title: Drug abuse sourcebook: basic consumer health information about the abuse of cocaine, club drugs, marijuana, inhalants, heroin, hallucinogens, and other illicit substances and the misuse of prescription and over-the-counter medications; along with facts and statistics about drug use and addiction, treatment and recovery, drug testing, drug abuse prevention and intervention, glossaries of related terms, and directories of resources for additional help and information / Angela Williams, managing editor.
Description: Sixth edition. | Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, [2019] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018057794| ISBN 9780780816831 (hard cover: alk. paper) | ISBN 9780780816848 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Drug abuse--Prevention--Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Drug abuse--Treatment--Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Drug addiction--Treatment--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Classification: LCC HV5801.D724 2019 | DDC 362.29--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018057794
 
 
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Table of Contents
Preface
Part I: Facts and Statistics about Drug Abuse in the United States
Chapter 1—Prevalence of Drug Abuse in the United States
Chapter 2—Drugs: Abuse and Addiction
Section 2.1—What Is Drug Abuse?
Section 2.2—What Is Drug Addiction?
Chapter 3—How Drugs Impact Brain
Chapter 4—Genetics and Epigenetics of Addiction
Chapter 5—Drug Abuse and Related Hospitalization Costs
Section 5.1—Substance Abuse Cost to Society
Section 5.2—Drug-Related Hospital Emergency Room Visits
Section 5.3—Increase in Emergency Room Visits Related to Ecstasy
Section 5.4—Deaths from Drug Overdoses
Chapter 6—Understanding the Legal Use of Controlled Substances
Section 6.1—Prescriptions for Controlled Substances
Section 6.2—Is Marijuana Medicine?
Chapter 7—Regulations Regarding Controlled Substances
Section 7.1—The Controlled Substances Act and the Schedule Classifications
Section 7.2—Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act
Chapter 8—Drugs—Shatter the Myths
Chapter 9—Substance-Abuse Treatment Statistics
Part II: Drug Abuse and Specific Populations
Chapter 10—Adolescent Drug Abuse
Section 10.1—Trends in Adolescent Drug Abuse
Section 10.2—Reasons Adolescents Try Drugs and Alcohol
Section 10.3—Adolescents and Prescription-Drug Misuse
Section 10.4—Adolescent Marijuana Use
Section 10.5—Adolescents and Opioids
Section 10.6—School Dropouts and Substance Abuse
Chapter 11—Drug Use among College Students
Chapter 12—Substance-Abuse Issues of Concern to Women
Section 12.1—Alcohol-Use Disorder, Substance-Use Disorder, and Addiction among Women
Section 12.2—Substance Use While Pregnant and Breastfeeding
Section 12.3—Negative Consequences of Prenatal Exposure to Drugs
Section 12.4—What Women Need to Know about Date Rape Drugs
Chapter 13—Cigarette Smoking and Tobacco Use among People of Low Socioeconomic Status
Chapter 14—Substance Abuse in the Workplace
Chapter 15—Seniors and Drug Abuse
Chapter 16—Substance Abuse in the LGBT Community
Chapter 17—Substance Abuse in the Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations
Chapter 18—Drug Abuse in Other Populations
Section 18.1—Veterans and Drug Abuse
Section 18.2—Criminal Justice Populations and Substance Abuse
Section 18.3—Substance-Use Disorders in People with Disabilities
Part III: Drugs of Abuse
Chapter 19—Introduction to Drug Classes
Chapter 20—Anabolic Steroids and Related Drugs Used as Performance Enhancers
Section 20.1—Anabolic Steroids
Section 20.2—Clenbuterol
Section 20.3—Human Growth Hormone (hGH)
Chapter 21—Cannabinoids
Section 21.1— Cannabis and Cannabinoids
Section 21.2—Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2/Spice)
Chapter 22—Club Drugs
Section 22.1—What Are Club Drugs?
Section 22.2—Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB)
Section 22.3—Ketamine
Section 22.4—Rohypnol
Chapter 23—Dissociative Drugs
Section 23.1—Dextromethorphan (DXM)
Section 23.2—Phencyclidine (PCP)
Section 23.3— Salvia divinorum
Chapter 24—Hallucinogenic Drugs
Section 24.1—Introduction to Hallucinogens
Section 24.2—4-Iodo-2,5-Dimethoxyphenethylamine
Section 24.3—Alpha-Methyltryptamine (Spirals)
Section 24.4—Blue Mystic (2C-T-7)
Section 24.5—DMT
Section 24.6—Ecstasy (MDMA)
Section 24.7—Foxy
Section 24.8—LSD
Section 24.9—Mescaline (Peyote)
Section 24.10—Psilocybin
Section 24.11—Toonies (Nexus, 2C-B)
Chapter 25—Inhalants
Chapter 26—Narcotics (Opioids)
Section 26.1—Introduction to Narcotics
Section 26.2—Buprenorphine
Section 26.3—Fentanyl
Section 26.4—Heroin
Section 26.5—Hydrocodone
Section 26.6—Hydromorphone
Section 26.7—Methadone
Section 26.8—Oxycodone
Chapter 27—Sedatives (Depressants)
Section 27.1—Introduction to Depressants
Section 27.2—Barbiturates
Section 27.3—Benzodiazepines
Section 27.4—Kava
Chapter 28—Stimulants
Section 28.1—Introduction to Stimulants
Section 28.2—Amphetamine
Section 28.3—BZP
Section 28.4—Cocaine
Section 28.5—Khat
Section 28.6—Kratom
Section 28.7—Methamphetamine
Section 28.8—Methylphenidate
Chapter 29—Synthetic Drugs
Section 29.1—What Are Synthetic Drugs?
Section 29.2—Bath Salts
Chapter 30—Tobacco, Nicotine, and E-Cigarettes
Part IV: The Causes and Consequences of Drug Abuse and Addiction
Chapter 31—Drug Addiction Is a Chronic Disease
Chapter 32—Common Risk and Protective Factors for Drug Use
Chapter 33—Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug Abuse
Section 33.1—Causes and Prevalence of Prescription-Drug Misuse
Section 33.2—Over-the-Counter Medicines and Their Misuse
Section 33.3—Misuse of Over-the-Counter Cough and Cold Medicines
Chapter 34—Legal, Financial, and Social Consequences of Drug Abuse
Section 34.1—Legal Consequences of Drug Abuse
Section 34.2—Financial Consequences of Drug Abuse
Section 34.3—Drugged Driving
Chapter 35—Health Consequences of Drug Addiction
Section 35.1—Poor Health Outcomes of Commonly Abused Drugs
Section 35.2—Substance Abuse and Medical Complications
Section 35.3—Marijuana’s Long-Term Effects on the Brain
Section 35.4—Opioid Overdose
Chapter 36—Preventing Disease in Drug-Abusing Populations
Section 36.1—Drug Abuse and Infectious Diseases
Section 36.2—The Connection between HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse
Section 36.3—Hepatitis Infection and Drug Use
Section 36.4—Sterile Syringe Programs
Chapter 37—Mental Illness and Addiction
Section 37.1—Addiction and Mental-Health Disorders
Section 37.2—Depression and Initiation of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in Teens
Chapter 38—Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention
Part V: Drug-Abuse Treatment and Recovery
Chapter 39—Recognizing Drug Use
Section 39.1—Signs of Drug Use
Section 39.2—Am I Drug Addicted?
Section 39.3—How to Identify Drug Paraphernalia
Chapter 40—Drug-Abuse Intervention
Chapter 41—Drug-Abuse Treatment in a Healthcare Setting
Section 41.1—Medical Professionals Need to Identify Substance-Use Disorders
Section 41.2—Addiction Treatment Neglected in the Healthcare Setting
Chapter 42—Detoxification
Chapter 43—Treatment for Drug Addiction: An Overview
Chapter 44—Medication and Counseling Treatment
Section 44.1—What Is Medication and Counseling Treatment?
Section 44.2—Medication and Counseling Treatment—Buprenorphine
Section 44.3—Medication and Counseling Treatment—Methadone
Section 44.4—Medication and Counseling Treatment—Naltrexone
Section 44.5—Medication and Counseling Treatment— Naloxone
Section 44.6—Medication and Counseling Treatment— Opioid Overdose
Chapter 45—Treatment for Methamphetamine Addiction
Chapter 46—Supporting Substance-Abuse Recovery
Section 46.1—What Is Recovery?
Section 46.2—Recovery Support Services
Chapter 47—Know Your Rights: Parity for Mental-Health and Substance-Use Disorder Benefits
Chapter 48—Employee-Assistance Programs for Substance Abuse
Chapter 49—Drug Courts
Part VI: Drug-Abuse Testing and Prevention
Chapter 50—Drug-Abuse Prevention Begins at Home
Section 50.1—Talking to Your Child about Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs
Section 50.2—What to Do If Your Teen or Young Adult Has a Problem with Drugs
Section 50.3—How to Minimize Prescription-Drug Misuse and Abuse among Teens
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